The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-21
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New YORK, March 12th.-The POSTS
Berlin special says: Herr Mixuel's speech
OF yesterday is the exclusive topic to-day
because it is considered the financial pro-
gramme of the National Liberals. This
has caused the true Liberals the deepest
discomfort, as showing that the National
Liberals now, like the Conservatives, plead
exemption of the German high nobility
from taxes laid on other citizens.
BERLIN, March 12th.-Bismarck gave a
dinner last night to the leaders of the var
iOus parties which voted for the Septennate
bill. The question of taxation was the
leading topic of conversation. 1t has since
been reported that the spirits interests will
be again attacked. The three Septennist
groups appear reauy to support any imam
cial proposition of the Government. The
last Centerist utterance made by Herr
Huene on the first reading of the Budget
amounted to declaration that the Center
party is willing to accept increased revenue
by indirect taxation, but would resist the
establishment of any monopoly on spirits
or tobacco.
Yesterdays short debate on Herr Rick
ert's motion to cover the cost of additional
military forces by an Imperial income tax,
failed to elicit any ministerial inform alton
as to the Governments financial plan.
Herr Rickert proposes to tax all the CAPT
tai in sums of above 5000 marks at grad
uated rate, beginning at y per ceat.
Nearly the whole House disapproved of
the proposal including several New Ger
I II &c -,
ficit will be met by loan, Prince Bis
marck's comprehensive scheme regarding
the form of taxation being reserved fer the
autumn session.
The "Officlal Gazette" publishes the
Army bill as passed. The arrangements
to put it into action on April 1st are COM
pleted, new battalions will be formed as a
battalion in the existing regiments. Four
new railway companies will also be formed,
two Prussian, one Saxony and one Wurt-
enburg; combined they will constitute the
Third Battalion of the Berlin Railway
Regiment, hitherto composed of two bat
talions. The new pioneers will form the
Fifth Company in the Pioneer Battalion of
the Guards. The "OficiaI Gazette" esti-
mates that when the Act is in full working
by las, 900 men.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 12th.-The Gar
will send the Grand Duke Vladimir and
the Grand Duke Michael, together with
large suite, to Berlin on the occasion of the
Emperor William S birthday, as mark of
his cordiality.
LONDON, March 12th-Joseph Chamber
Ioi t-Sv,c, -, =
Radical Union at Birmingham this even
ing, deplored the delay in the reunion of
the Liberals, and said that the longer the
rupture continued the more serious the sit
uation became, and that if they did not
agree quickly they would drift further
apart. As far as he was concerned, he
could not see the way to take any further
steps towards reunion. The Liberal |
Unionists must now carry out plans to
render their organization as effective as !
possible.
New YORK, March 12th.-The POSTS" |
London special says: The obvious and |
startling fact has at length become known !
that the Governments promised Land |
bill shall be introduced, if not concurrent
ly with coercion, at least in few days, or
at most a week or SO after. 1t was high
time for them TO make this statement
The UnionistS were going about openly de-
claring they would no longer support pure
and simple coercion, many declaring SYM
patty with Trevelyan as opposed to Cham
oerlain. As for the Round-tabIe Confer
ence, Mr.. Chamberlain is endeavorine to
rown down Trevelyan and retard a settle
aent. The form of the Government Land
9ill which will occupy this session will be
1ot much more than stay of the Eviction
bill. By the irony of fate, the Government
will probably bring in a measure which
will be practically reproduction of
Parnell's bill of last session. The coercior
,ih will probably not be through before the
end of May. AS there will not then he
lime for detailed Land bill, a more de-
allied measure will be reserved for the
autumn session.
SOPHIA, March 12th.-A Russian named
3eloof recently brought bands of Monte
legrin desperadoes, numbering fifty men
ach into Sophia, with the view of Great
ng an Instruction. The plot was dis
overed and Beloof and a portion of his
blowers decamped. The others were ar
ested and have confessed that they were !
aid to come and do whatever they were {
to do, A list of the members of I